[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2669 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2669

 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
   authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative 
  agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor 
       Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2006

 Mr. Reid (for Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Kennedy)) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
   authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative 
  agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor 
       Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL 
              RECREATION AREA.

    Section 1029(d) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Cooperative agreements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the 
                Secretary may consult and enter into 1 or more 
                cooperative agreements with an eligible entity 
                described in subparagraph (B) to acquire from and 
                provide to the eligible entity goods and services for--
                            ``(i) the cooperative management of land 
                        within the recreation area;
                            ``(ii) the construction of recreation area 
                        facilities; or
                            ``(iii) any other purpose that is 
                        consistent with the purposes described in 
                        subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this 
                subparagraph, an eligible entity is--
                            ``(i) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
                            ``(ii) a political subdivision of the 
                        Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or
                            ``(iii) any partnership entity specified in 
                        subsection (e)(2).
                    ``(C) Conditions.--A cooperative agreement shall 
                only be entered into under subparagraph (A) if the 
                Secretary determines that--
                            ``(i) appropriations for carrying out the 
                        purposes of the cooperative agreement are 
                        available; and
                            ``(ii) the cooperative agreement is in the 
                        best interests of the United States.''.
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